. . . Price is important. So are a lot of other factors. No one likes it, but it’s part of business: Sooner or later, almost every company finds that it needs to conduct an investigation to uncover potential wrongdoing by management, employees, suppliers, vendors or other third parties. Investigations… Read more »
Choosing a local partner can mean better results The past few years have seen a trend towards big companies who provide employment/background screening and corporate investigations on a national level, and on the surface this can make sense: If you’re a company with multiple locations across Canada, partnering with a single supplier means a… Read more »
What happens when pre-employment screening turns up a criminal record As an employer based in Canada, you may be aware of the basics of pre-employment screening, and even that some of the rules changed last year. You may also know that, during the interview process, you’re not supposed to ask about a job-seeker’s marital status,… Read more »
People are your biggest investment. How do you ensure you’re getting the right ones? It’s sounds like a cliché but it’s true: People are your biggest, and often most important, investment. Hiring the right people can transform your business and your bottom line – and hiring the wrong person can end up… Read more »
No two corporate fraud and corruption investigations are the same: Some involve people, some involve processes, and still others involve outside companies or individuals. But no matter what kind of investigation you’re conducting, there are some steps that we know – from our 27+ years in business – are… Read more »
It could be costing as much as 7% of your revenue. When most employers think of ‘theft’ in the workplace, they tend to think of two categories: The ‘not very serious’ (employees who take a few pads of post-its home with them, or an unnecessarily expensive dinner on a business trip) and the ‘serious but… Read more »
. . . . . PART I: Don’t let violence take your workplace by surprise When we’re engaged by a client to conduct an investigation or provide security after a major incidence of violence in the workplace, we often hear the same comment: “We were taken by surprise – we never imagined something like… Read more »
Whether or not they’re using company computers may be irrelevant. You’ve heard cybersecurity experts, corporate investigators and HR managers say it a million times: The biggest threat to corporate security are employees who haven’t been properly trained and/or don’t understand the risks. And that’s true. However, while many companies focus on the obvious types of… Read more »
It’s all about reading the signs As we’ve discussed before, employee fraud happens in almost every company sooner or later. It may be as minor as the employee who takes a few office supplies home every couple of weeks, or it may be as significant as embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars by a… Read more »
Corporate investigations needs to stay ahead of the technology curve These days, there’s a lot of emphasis on cyber crime and the serious, business-debilitating repercussions that can happen when organizations find themselves the target of cyber attacks or computer-based fraud by employees. And there’s no question that as more companies depend on web-based applications… Read more »
Better risk management starts with the right system. Last week we got a call from a business owner: “We’ve had a lot of inventory missing in the past few months, and I’m pretty sure that it’s due to employee theft. I installed some motion-sensitive cameras in the warehouse, but they haven’t helped. And half the… Read more »
A surprising number of people don’t tell the unvarnished truth on their resumes When I first started seeing the data on the number of people who lie on their resumes, about 10 years ago now, I didn’t really believe it. I mean, it’s not surprising that someone might give themselves a fancier-sounding title, or list… Read more »
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